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DEPARTMENT   OF  PUBLIC  WORKS 
STISION  OF  ENGINEERING  AND  IRRIGATION 


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4"^  BULLETIN  No.  2 

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PROCEDURE  FOR  SECURING 
STATE  APPROVAL  OF 

Formation  of  Irrigation  Districts 

Issuance  of  Bonds  by  Irrigation  Districts 

Expenditure  of  Construction  Funds 

by  Irrigation  Districts 

Construction  of  Dams 

BEFORE 

STATE   DEPARTMENT  OF   PUBLIC   WORKS 
DIVISION   OF   ENGINEERING  AND   IRRIGATION 

(Formerly  the  State  Department  of  Engineering) 
OFFICE:   627  Forum  Building,  Sacramento,  Cal. 

and 

CALIFORNIA   BOND   CERTIFICATION   COMMISSION 

OFFICE:    Merchants  National  Bank  Building,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

under 

Chapter  No,  189  of  the  Statutes  of  1897  with  amendments  thereto 

(California  Irrigation  District  Act) 

Chapter  No.  366  of  the  Statutes  of  1913-  with  amendments 
and  supplementary  legislation 

(Act  creating  the  California  Bond  Certification  Commission) 

Chapter  377  of  the  Statutes  of  1917 

(Providing  for  State  supervision  of  dams) 
July  1,  1922 


:RSITY    of   CALIFORNIA 

DAVIS 


DEC  1.4  less 


19219 


CALIFOBNIA    STATE    PBINI  ENG    OFFICOLIS  P^  a\Fv  Y 

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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


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FORMATION  OF   IRRIGATION   DISTRICTS o 

Petition  to  be  filed  with  Bo-ird  of  Supervisors 5 

Report  to  Board  of  Supervisoi's  by   State  Engineer 5 

ISSUANCE    OF   BONDS   BY    IRRIGATION   DISTRICTS 5 

Submit    copy    of    Engineer's    report    and    estimate    to    California    Bond 

Certification    Commission    : 6 

Outline  of  Engineers  report  to  be  submitted  to  Commission 6 

Schedule  for  transcript  of  organization  proceedings  and  papers  to  be  filed 

with   Commission   6 

Schedule  of  expenses  of   Commission . 7 

CERTIFICATION  OF  BONDS  OF  IRRIGATION  DISTRICTS S 

Resolution  of  Board  of  Directors  requesting  certification 8 

Schedule   for   transcript   of  bond   proceedings S 

CONSTRUCTION  UNDER  BOND  ISSUES  OF  IRRIGATION  DISTRICTS  9 

Change  in  plans  require  approval 9 

Expenditures   from  construction  fund  require  approval 9 

Inspection  of  construction  work  and   audit  of  accounts 10 

Copies   of  construction   reports   to   State   Engineer 11 

Copies  of  minutes  of  Boards  of  Directors'  meetings  to  State  Engineer 11 

ANNUAL  REPORT  TO   STATE  ENGINEER 11 

SUPERVISION   OF    DAMS 12 

Extract  from  Chapter  377  of  1917  statutes 12 

Schedule   for  submitting  plans  and  specifications  to  State  Engineer 12 

Inspection  of  dam  construction  by  State  Engineer 14 


FORMATION  OF  IRRIGATION  DISTRICTS. 

The  California  Irrigation  District  Act  requires  that  a  petition  be 
presented  to  the  board  of  supervisors  of  the  county  in  which  the  pro- 
posed district  or  the  greater  portion  thereof  is  situated,  praying  that 
the  territory  as  set  forth  therein  may  be  organized  as  an  irrigation 
district.  This  petition  shall  set  forth  generally  the  boundaries  of  the 
proposed  district  and  also  shall  state  generally  the  source  or  sources 
(which  may  be  in  the  alternative)  from  which  said  lands  are  proposed 
to  be  irrigated.  On  or  before  the  day  on  which  this  petition  is  presented 
to  the  board  of  supei-visors,  a  copy  must  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the 
state  engineer. 

The  state  engineer  requires  that  a  map  or  maps  draughted  to  suitable 
scales  accompany  the  copy  of  the  petition  filed  in  his  office  and  that  this 
map  or  maps  show 

1.  The  general  location  of  proposed  district  and  source  of  water 

supply ; 

2.  The  approximate  boundary  of  the  proposed  district ; 

3.  The  approximate  divisions  of  property  ownership  in  the  proposed 

district  with  name  of  holder  of  title  to  each ; 

and  further  requires  that  the  name  and  address  of  the  engineer  and 
attorney  advising  on  the  formation  of  the  district  (if  any  are  employed) 
be  submitted  with  the  copy  of  the  petition  filed  in  his  office. 

Upon  receipt  of  a  copy  of  a  resolution  from  the  board  of  supervisors 
finding  that  the  petitioners  have  complied  with  the  rec[uirements  of  the 
law,  the  state  engineer  shall  make  or  cause  to  be  made  such  preliminary 
investigations  as  may  be  practicable,  with  a  view  to  determining  the 
feasibility  of  the  proposed  project.  He  shall  report  to  the  board  of 
supervisors  within  ninety  days  from  the  date  of  the  adoption  of  the 
resolution,  unless  upon  request,  the  board  grants  an  additional  ninety 
days  for  investigation.  The  board  of  supervisors  holds  the  final  hearing 
on  the  petition  following  the  filing  of  the  report  by  the  state  engineer. 

ISSUANCE  OF  BONDS  BY  IRRIGATION  DISTRICTS. 

The  California  Irrigation  District  Act  recpires  that  the  board  of 
directors  of  irrigation  districts  cause  to  be  made  such  surveys,  examina- 
tions, drawings,  and  plans  as  shall  furnish  the  proper  basis  for  an 
estimate  by  said  board  of  the  amount  of  money  necessary  to  be  raised 
whenever  it  is  contemplated  raising  money  by  issuing  bonds  for  the  pur- 
chase of  property  or  otherwise  carrying  out  the  provisions  of  the  act. 
All  such  surveys,  examinations,  drawings  and  plans  are  required  to  be 
made  under  the  direction  of  a  competent  irrigation  engineer  and  to  be 
certified  by  him, 

A  copy  of  the  board's  estimate  of  the  amount  of  money  necessary  to 
be  raised  and  the  engineer's  report  is  required  to  be  submitted  to  the 
California  Bond  Certification  Commission  and  that  this  commission 
examine  the  estimate  and  report  and  any  data  in  its  possession  or  in  the 
possession  of  the  district  and  make  such  additional  surveys  and  examina- 
tions at  the  expense  of  the  district  a<  it  may  deem  proper  and  that  this 
commission  report  to  the  directors  of  the  district  on  the  advisability  of 
proceeding  with  the  proposed  bond  issue. 


—  6  — 

The  commission  requires  that  tliese  estimates  and  engineers'  reports 
be  submitted  in  duplicate. 

The  California  Bond  Certification  Commission  requires  that  the 
estimate  and  report  .>,ubmitted  by  the  district  cover  the  following  points: 

1.  Description  of  present  agricultural  conditions  in  district. 

2.  Nature  of  soil  as  to  its  fertility  and  susceptibility  to  irrigation 

and  productivity  under  irrigation. 

3.  Climate. 

4.  Crops  adapted  to  district  under  irrigation  and  estimated  yields. 

5.  Present  land  values  and  total  assessed  valuation  of  district  and 

probable  increase  in  land  values  with  project  completed. 

6.  Amount  of  Avater  required  for  irrigation  of  district. 

7.  Available  water  supply. 

8.  Ground  water  conditions  and  need  for  drainage. 

9.  Proposed   plan   of   development  for  complete   and  satisfactory 

project. 

10.  The  cost  of  works,  water  rights  and  other  property  and  contingent 

expense  necessary  therefor. 

11.  Proposed  construction  program  for  complete  project. 

12.  Present  proposed  bond  issue  and  schedule  of  disbursement  setting 

forth  all  items  for  which  bond  money  is  to  be  spent  and  the 
estimated  cost  thereof  and  the  portion  of  the  entire  project 
which  will  be  completed  thereby. 

It  is  further  required  that  suitable  maps,  plans,  profiles  and  sketches 
be  submitted  with  the  report  to  set  forth  and  illustrate  its  contents. 

The  commission  also  requires  that  a  complete  transcript  of  the  pro- 
ceedings in  the  organization  of  the  district  certified  to  by  the  county 
clerk  of  the  county  in  which  the  petition  was  filed,  be  forwarded  to 
the  commission. 

Papers  to  be  included  in  transcript  of  organization  proceedings. 

1.  Petition  to  board  of  supervisors  for  organization  of  irrigation 

district,  showing  signatures  and  acknowledgments. 

2.  Notice  stating  time  of  presentng  petition  to  board  of  supervisors. 

3.  Affidavit  of  publication  of  notice  and  petition,  with  printed  copies 

attached. 
•  4.  Bond  to  cover  costs  of  organization  of  district. 

5.  Evidence  of  filing  copy  of  petition  with   state  engineer  on  or 

before  date  of  hearing. 

6.  Declarations  of  intention  of  petitioners  to  withdraw  signature, 

showing  acknowledgment  and  filing,  or  statement  from  county 
clerk  that  none  have  been  filed. 

7.  Kesolution  of  board  of  supervisors  continuing  hearing. 

8.  Resolution   of   board    of  supervisors   determining   that   petition 

coraj^lies  with  law  and  that  notice  has  l)cen  duly  published  and 
directing  that  copy  of  this  resolution  be  forwarded  to  state 
engineer,  and  continuing  further  hearing  until  after  report 
received  from  state  engineer. 


9.  Evidence  of  forwarding  copy  of  resolution  of  board  of  supervisors 
to  state  engineer. 

10.  Resolution  of  board  of  supervisors  granting  state  engineer  addi- 

tional time  to  report. 

11.  Report  of  state  engineer  on  feasibility  of  proposed  project,  show- 

ing date  filed  with  board  of  supervisors. 

12.  Resolution  of  board  of  supervisore  setting  time  for  final  hearing. 

13.  Affidavit  of  mailing  to  party  designated  in  petition  or  publishing 

notice  of  final  hearing. 

14.  Resolution  of  board  of  supervisors  continuing  hearing. 

15.  Resolution  of  board  of  supervisors,  reaffirming  its  conclusions, 

defining  boundaries  of  proposed  district,  dividing  district  into 
divisions,  and  calling  an  election  to  vote  on  organization  and 
officers. 

16.  Affidavit  of  publication  of  notice  of  election,  with  printed  copy 

attached. 

17.  Printed  copy  of  ballot. 

18.  Canvass  of  votes  and  declaration  of  result  by  board  of  supervisors 

with  order  declaring  district  duly  organized  and  persons  named 
duly  elected. 

19.  Evidence  of  filing  certified  copies  of  final  order  declaring  the 

district  organized  and  the  results  of  the  election  with  county 
clerk  and  recorder  of  every  county  in  which  any  portion  of  the 
district  lies. 

20.  Certificate  from  county  clerk  of  county  where  petition  filed,  that 

no  election  contest  has  been  filed  within  twenty  days  from 
declaration  of  result. 

Prior  to  the  commission's  placing  its  approval  upon  any  proposed 
bond  issue,  the  following  papers  must  be  submitted : 

1.  Schedule  of  bonds  and  their  maturities  as  proposed  to  be  set  forth 

in  the  notice  of  election. 

2.  Certified  copy  of  last  equalized  county  assessment  roll  covering  all 

lands  in  district,  and  sho^\ing  each  holder  of  title  and  assessed 
value  of  each  holding. 

3.  Copies  of  all  contracts,  or  options  for  purchase  of  water  rights, 

easements  (except  rights  of  way  vvithin  district)  constructed 
works,  or  other  properties  from  proceeds  of  proposed  bond  issue. 

4.  Copies  of  water  permits  and  other  documents  establishing  right 

to  sufficient  water  to  irrigate  proposed  district. 

The  law  provides  that  the  expense  of  these  investigations  and  the 
work  of  the  bond  commission  be  borne  by  the  district.  It  is  therefore 
required  that  the  estimate  and  engineer's  report  be  accompanied  by  a 
payment  to  cover  these  costs  which  have  been  fixed  as  follows : 

Minimum  charge  of  $450  for  issues  less  than  $3tX).00O. 

$0.0015  for  issue  of  $300,000  up  to  and  including  $1,000,000. 

$0.«X)]25  for  next  $500,000  issued. 

$0.ri0075  for  next  $500,000  issued. 

$0.000375  for  any  amount  in  excess  of  $2,000,000. 


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_  8  — 

CERTIFICATION  OF  BONDS  OF  IRRIGATION  DISTRICT. 

The  law  requires  tliat  wliCDever  the  board  of  directors  of  the  irrigation 
district  desire  to  have  bonds  of  the  district  certified  as  legal  investment 
for  trust  funds  or  for  funds  of  insurance  companies,  banks,  trust 
companies,  state  school  funds,  and  similar  funds,  they  shall  file  a 
certified  copy  of  a  resolution  requesting  su<'h  action  with  the  California 
Bond  Certification  Commission.  The  commission  i.s  then  required  to 
investigate  the  afit'airs  of  the  district,  at  tlie  district's  expense,  and 
report  upon  the  same  to  the  state  controller. 

For  this  purpose,  the  commission  requires  tliat  a  complete  transcript 
of  the  proceedings  in  the  issuance  of  the  bonds  certified  by  the  secretary 
of  the  district  be  filed  in  their  office. 

Papers  to  be  included  in  transcript  of  bond  proceedings. 

1.  Resolution  of  board  of  directors  appointing  an  irrigation  engineer 

and  directing  preparation  of  plans  and  specifications. 

2.  District  engineer's  report  on  proposed  irrigation  system. 

3.  Resolution  of  board  of  directors  adopting  engineer's  report,  esti- 

mating amount  of  money  necessary  to  be  raised,  and  ordering 
copy  of  estimate  and  report  to  be  submitted  to  California  Bond 
Certification  Commission. 

4.  Report  of  bond  commission  to  board  of  directors  on  advisability 

of  bond  issue. 

5.  Resolution  of  board  of  directors  declaring  plan  satisfactory  and 

project  feasible,  and  determining  amount  of  bond  issue. 

6.  Petition  to  board  of  directors  requesting  calling  of  bond  election, 

or  resolution  of  board  of  directors  calling  special  election  to 
vote  on  bonds. 

7.  Affidavit  of  publication  of  notice  of  election,  with  printed  notice 

attached. 

8.  Affidavit  of  posting  notice  of  election, 

9.  Printed  copy  of  ballot. 

10.  Canvass  of  votes  and  declaration  of  result  by  board  of  directors. 

11.  Resolution  of  board  of  directore  ordering  bonds  to  be  issued  and 

prescribing  their  form  and  other  details. 

12.  Resolution  of  board  of  directors  declaring  its  desire  to  have  bonds 

made  available  for  investment  of  trust  funds,  etc.,  and  request- 
ing   California    Bond    Certification    Commission    to    make    an 
investigation  and  report. 
After   any   issue  of  bonds  of   a  district  have  been  certified,   it   is 
unlawful   for  that   district   to   issue  subseciuent  bonds  without   their 
certification.     Subsequent  issues  of  bonds  may  be  certified  upon  like 
proceedings  as  for  certification  of  the  first  issue. 


—  9  — 

CONSTRUCTION  UNDER  BOND  ISSUES  OF 
IRRIGATION  DISTRICTS. 

Change  in  plans. 

It  is  unlawful  for  a  district  to  materially  change  any  plans  for  con- 
struction under  a  bond  issue  which  has  received  the  approval  of  the 
California  Bond  Certification  Commission  without  the  consent  of  the 
commission.  Therefore,  whenever  the  board  of  directors  desire  to  alter 
the  plans  for  construction,  a  resolution  so  stating  and  clearly  setting 
forth  proposed  change  in  plans  should  be  adopted  and  application 
made  to  the  bond  commission  for  approval  of  the  change  in  plans.  It 
should  be  accompanied  by  such  maps,  plans,  profiles  or  other  drawings 
as  may  be  necessary  to  clearly  set  forth  the  proposed  change.  All  appli- 
cations for  change  in  plans  together  with  maps,  plans,  etc.,  should  be 
filed  in  duplicate  with  the  bond  commission. 

Sale  of  bonds. 

It  is  unlawful  for  districts  to  sell  bonds  at  a  private  sale  unless 
approved  by  the  California  Bond  Certification  Commission.  In  apply- 
ing for  approval  of  private  bond  sale  the  following  papers,  certified 
by  the  secretary  of  the  district,  should  be  filed  with  the  Bond  Com- 
mission : 

1.  Copy  of  minutes  of  meeting  of  the  board  of  directors  containing 
resolution  declaring  intention  to  sell  a  specified  amount  of  bonds  and 
the  day,  hour,  and  place  of  such  sale. 

2.  Affidavit  of  publication  of  notice  of  bond  sale  for  three  weeks  in 
some  newspaper  published  in  the  county  where  the  office  of  the  board 
of  directors  is  located^  with  printed  notice  attached. 

3.  Copy  of  resolution  of  board  of  directors  rejecting  all  bids  or 
declaring  no  award  will  be  made. 

4.  Copy  of  resolution  of  board  of  directors  approving  private  sale 
of  bonds. 

It  is  unlawful,  whenever  the  bonds  of  an  irrigation  district  have 
been  certified  by  the  California  Bond  Certification  Commission  to  sell 
bonds  without  the  written  approval  of  the  Bond  Commission.  In 
applying  for  the  approval  of  the  sale  of  certified  bonds  the  following 
papers,  certified  by  the  secretary  of  the  district,  should  be  filed  with 
the  Bond  Commission : 

1.  Copy  of  minutes  of  meeting  of  the  board  of  directors  containing 

resolution   declaring   intention   to    sell   a   specified    amount   of 
bonds  and  the  day,  hour,  and  place  of  such  sale. 

2.  Affidavit  of  publication  of  notice  of  bond  sale  for  three  weeks  in 

some  newspaper  published  in  the  county  where  the  office  of  the 
board  of  directors  is  located,  with  printed  notice  attached. 

3.  Copy  of  resolution  of  board  of  directors  making  the  award  for 

sale  of  bonds. 


—  10  — 

The  law  further  provides  that  whenever  the  bouds  of  any  irrigation 
distriv^'t  have  been  certified,  as  provided  in  this  act,  no  expenditure  of 
any  kind  shall  be  made  from  the  construction  fund  of  such  district 
witliout  the  consent  of  the  coiinuission,  and  no  obligation  shall  be 
incurred  chargeable  against  such  fund  without  previous  authorization 
of  the  commission  nor  shall  any  expense  of  any  kind  be  incurred  in 
excess  of  money  actually  provided  by  levy  of  assessment  or  otherwise. 

It  is  therefore  necessary  to  apply  to  the  commission  for  approval  of 
all  proposed  expenditures  from  the  construction  fund  prior  to  initiation 
of  the  work.  Such  application  for  approval  should  be  accompanied  by 
a  schedule  of  proposed  expenditures.  Section  53  of  the  California  Irri- 
gation District  Act  provides  that  bids  shall  be  called  for  on  all  construc- 
tion work.  The  plans,  specifications  and  contract  under  which  bids  are 
to  be  requested,  together  with  a  cop3"  of  the  resolution  of  the  board  of 
directors  approving  same  and  directing  the  advertising  for  bids,  should 
be  forwarded  for  approval  by  the  commission.  Finally,  copies  of  the 
bids  received  and  proposed  award  of  contract  should  be  forwarded  for 
the  approval  by  the  commission. 

If  all  bids  are  rejected  and  the  directors  of  the  district  desire  to 
proceed  with  the  construction  of  works  under  their  own  superintendence, 
copy  of  the  resolution  so  stating  and  rejecting  all  bids  should  be  for- 
warded for  approval  by  the  commission. 

All  papers  relative  to  expenditures  from  the  con'truction  fuuds  of 
irrigation  districts  which  require  the  approval  of  the  commission  ai-e  to 
be  filed  in  triplicate  with  the  state  engineer.  One  copy  will  be  returned 
to  the  district  .stanq)cd  with  the  approval  of  the  commission  when  so 
approved. 

Inspections  of  works  constructed  and  audits  of  the  accounts  of  the 
districts  will  be  made  from  time  to  time  by  the  commission  to  know  that 
the  works  are  being  constructed  and  the  money  being  spent  only  as 
approved  by  the  commission. 

The  law  further  requires  that  during  the  construction  of  any  works 
to  be  paid  for  from  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  any  bonds  of  an  irrigation 
district,  the  secretary  of  the  board  of  directors  shall  forward  copies  of 
all  reports  made  to  the  board  as  to  the  progress  of  the  Avork  together 
with  a  statement  of  the  amounts  paid  for  the  doing  of  any  part  of  the 
work  to  the  office  of  the  state  engineer  not  later  than  one  week  after  each 
regular  meeting  of  the  board. 


—  11  — 

This  report  is  required  to  be  submitted  in  the  following  form : 
Irrigation  District. 

REPORT  OX  CONSTRUCTION  FUND. 

Secretary  Month  of 


Receipts  : 

Bond  sale  authorized  (date) $. 

Bond  sale  authorized  (date) 

Accrued  interest  on  bonds 

Refunds 

Interest  on  bank  deposits 


Total. 
Expoiditincs  : 


$- 


Approved  by  California  Bond  Certification  Commission 

Current  month 

Net 

expenditure 

to  date 

Item  of 
estimate 

Amoiint 

of 
estimate 

Expenditure         ^.?t^''f          ^         ,  , 
authorized      authonza-       Expended 
tlon 

Befirnd 

pended 
balance 

It  is  further  required  that  copies  of  the  minutes  of  all  meetings  of 
the  boards  of  directors  of  every  irrigation  district  holding  certified  bonds 
or  unspent  funds  derived  from  the  sale  of  certified  bonds,  be  forwarded 
to  the  office  of  the  state  engineer  immediately  after  every  meeting  of  the 
board. 

ANNUAL  REPORT  TO  STATE  ENGINEER. 

The  law  requires  that  every  irrigation  district  publish  a  verified 
statement  of  it^  financial  condition  immediately  following  its  regular 
monthly  meeting  in  January  of  each  year.  This  statement  is  reciuired 
to  show  particularly  the  receipts  and  disbursements  of  the  last  preceding 
year,  together  with  the  source  of  such  receipts  and  the  purpose  of  such 
disbursements.  A  copy  of  this  statement  is  required  to  be  filed  in  the 
office  of  the  state  engineer  immediately  following  publication.  The  law 
further  requires  that  a  report  accompany  this  statement,  stating  the 
general  condition  of  any  works  constructed  or  acquired  l)y  said  district 
and  whether  or  not  the  plan  of  irrigation  adopted  by  the  district  is  being 
successfully  carried  out  and  any  other  matters  whicli  the  board  may 
deem  proper.  The  state  engineer  after  examining  tliis  statement  and 
report  shall  make  such  recommendations  and  comments  as  he  may  deem 
proper,  to  the  board  of  directors  of  the  district. 


—  12  — 

SUPERVISION  OF  DAM  CONSTRUCTION. 

By  the  Division  of  Engineering  and  Irrigation  of  the 
Department  of  PubUc  Works. 

(Formerly  State  Department  of  Engineering.) 

Extract  from  Chapter  377  of  the  1917  Statutes. 

Sec.  2.  (a)  All  dams  in  the  State  of  California,  other  than  tho.se  for 
impounding  mining  debris  constructed  nnder  the  authority  of  the  Cali- 
fornia debris  commission,  or  dam.s  eon.'jtructed  by  a  municipal  corpora- 
tion maintaining  a  department  of  engineering,  shall  be  nnder  the 
authority  of  tlie  state  department  of  engineering,  and  the  department 
shall  exercise  supervision  over  any  dam,  the  failure-  of  which  would 
endanger  life  or  property,  and  shall  have  power  to  prescribe  and  enforce 
compliance  with  measures  for  making  such  dams  safe  again.st  failure ; 
provided,  that  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  any  dam  which  is  part  of 
a  "water  system"  as  defined  in  section  two  of  the  public  utilities  act 
of  this  state,  and  nothing  in  this  act  shall  be  construed  to  limit  the 
jurisdiction  of  the  railroad  commission  over  such  dams. 

(6)  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm,  corporation  or  district 
to  construct,  maintain  or  operate  any  dam  known  to  be  unsafe,  or 
which  if  the  destruction  or  failure  thereof  would  endanger  life  or  prop- 
erty ;  or  to  construct,  reconstruct,  repair  or  improve,  maintain  or  operate 
any  dam  which  is  or  would  be  ten  feet  or  more  in  height  or  which  will 
impound  water  or  other  fluid  to  the  amount  of  three  million  gallons 
unless  the  plans,  specifications  and  construction  thereof  shall  have  been 
approved  in  writing  by  the  state  department  of  engineering. 

{c)  Any  person,  firm,  corporation  or  district  who  shall  violate  the 
provisions  of  this  section  is  subject  to  a  penalty  of  not  lass  than  five 
hundred  or  more  than  two  thousand  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 
Each  day  that  such  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  con- 
tinue shall  be  deemed  and  considered  a  separate  and  distinct  offense. 

{d)  Any  person  acting  for  himself  as  owner,  or  as  director,  officer, 
agent  or  employee  of  any  firm,  corporation  or  district  engaged  in  the 
construction,  reconstruction,  improvement  or  repair  of  any  dam,  the 
plans  and  specifications  of  which  have  been  approved  by  the  department 
of  engineering,  or  any  contractor,  or  agent  or  employee  of  such  con- 
tractor, who  shall  knowingly  permit  work  to  be  executed  thereon 
-contrary  to  the  plans  and  specifications  approved  as  aforesaid,  or  any 
inspector  or  employee  of  the  department  of  engineering  who  shall  have 
knowledge  of  such  work  being  done  and  fail  to  immediately  notify  the 
department  of  engineering  thereof,  is  guilty  of  a  felony  and  subject  to 
the  penalty  of  confinement  in  the  state  penitentiary  for  not  less  than 
one  nor  more  than  five  years, 

{e)  Upon  the  complaint  of  the  department  of  engineering  any  district 
attorney  is  hereby  authorized  and  directed  to  prosecute  violations  of  the 
provisions  of  this  section. 

Plans  and  specifications  for  dams. 

The  law  requires  the  approval  of  the  state  engineer  on  the  plans  and 
specifications  of  all  dams  before  construction  starts  except  clams  con- 
structed by  public  utilities  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  railroad  com- 


—  13  — 

mission,  under  authority  of  the  California  debris  commission  or  by  a 
municipal  corporation  maintainini,'  a  department  of  engineering. 

Plans  should  be  submitted  for  approval  on  tracing  linen  drawn  to 
suitable  scale.  Single  sheets  should  not  be  smaller  than  18  x  24  inches 
nor  larger  than  36  x  48  inches.  Space  V  x  3"  should  be  left  below"  the 
title  on  each  sheet  for  approval.  Tracings  will  be  returned  after 
examination. 

Plans  should  set  forth  the  following: 

1.  General  layout  showing  location  of  dam  referred  to  public 
land  suiweys,  the  reservoir,  spillways,  outlets,  tunnels,  borrow  pits 
or  other  features  of  the  proposed  plans. 

2.  Topographic  map  of  damsite  on  .suitable  scales  showing  dam 
superimposed  on  ground  contours. 

3.  Profile  on  center  line  of  dam  showing  ground  surface  eleva- 
tions, elevation  of  dam  foundations,  and  other  structural  features 
of  dam,  high  water  line  and  elevation  of  top  of  dam,  spillways, 
control  works  and  auxiliary  structures  and  graphic  log  of  test  pits 
and  borings  made. 

4.  Cross-section  of  dam  at  point  of  maximum  height  and  typical 
cross-sections  at  other  points  where  the  section  may  be  varied. 

5.  Sheets  showing  structural  details  of  dam,  spillways,  outlets, 
tunnels,  sluices,  fish  ladders  or  other  structural  features  including 
stress  sheet  for  masonry  or  concrete  dams. 

6.  Contour  map  of  reservoir  setting  forth  tabulations  or  diagrams 
of  water  surface  area  and  storage  capacity  for  the  several  elevations 
of  water  surface. 

Specifications  and  supplementary  information  for  the  construction  of 
the  dam  and  appurtenant  structures  should  be  forwarded  in  duplicate 
and  should  include  the  following : 

1.  Specifications  for  the  construction  of  the  dam  and  appurtenant 
structures,  setting  forth  description  of  materials  to  be  used,  methods 
to  be  employed  in  construction,  and  construction  program. 

2.  Proposed  contract  for  construction  (if  work  is  to  be  con- 
tracted). 

3.  Detailed  estimates  of  cost. 

4.  Geologic  reports  and  records  of  geologic  examinations  of  dam 
site.  Also  description  of  materials  and  records  of  test  pits  and 
borings  which  may  have  been  made. 

5.  Hydraulic  elements  of  design  of  spillways  and  outlets. 

6.  Data  on  stream  flow  and  especially  on  maximum  rate  of  flood 
discharge.  Reference  only  need  be  made  to  published  data  setting 
forth  dates  between  which  records  have  been  kept. 

7.  Description  of  watershed  tributary  to  reservoir  giving  area, 
description  of  character  of  surface  covering,  whether  soil  or  bare 
rock,  slopes  of  ground  surface  and  conditions  of  forestation. 


—  14  — 

Inspection  of  dam  construction. 

Inspection  of  the  work  dnring  construction  and  of  completed 
structures  will  be  made  by  the  state  engineer  and  a  certificate  of 
approval  issued  on  work  satisfactorily  completed.  Parties  proposing  to 
construct  a  dam  must  have  approval  of  the  plans,  specifications  and 
location  of  dam  l)efore  construction  is  started.  At  least  two  weeks 
notice  must  be  given  the  office  prior  to  the  date  on  which  inspection  is 
desired.  Reports  on  construction  and  progress  must  be  made  as  may  be 
required  in  each  instance. 


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